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Damien Shulock0
James W. Cartwright0
Kelly J. McCrystle0
Walid N. Aboul-Hosn0
William R. Kanz0
Date of Patent
December 13, 2005
0Patent Application Number
098894420
Date Filed
January 14, 2000
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The present invention relates to systems and methods for transporting fluid between different locations within a body cavity and, in one particular application, systems and methods for transporting fluids to maintain at least partial blood flow through a protected blood flow path within the right and/or left side of the heart during surgery. The protected blood flow path may be established by positioning one or more conduits within at least a portion of the right and/or left sides(s) of the heart. At least partial blood flow may be maintained through the protected blood flow path by the pumping action of a blood pump disposed within the conduit.
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